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In 2009, as Aurora developed small vertical take-off UAVs known as the Aurora Goldeneye, the third variant of this family, the GoldenEye-80, was first flown publicly at Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Unmanned Systems North America trade show. On 5 October 2017, Boeing announced that it would acquire Aurora Flight Sciences.
The other participant was Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences, partnering with Leidos subsidiary Gibbs & Cox and with Oregon shipyard ReconCraft. Their design was a monohull with a high-wing, primarily relying on eight turbine engines; this was similar to Boeing prior Pelican proposal for the military. [7] [8] [9]
The Aurora X-65 CRANE is an experimental aircraft that is currently under development. In charge are the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences .
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences designed an electric VTOL prototype, developing it to prototype by 2019. [1] First, a model 1:10 was used to test the concept; it was flown with and without a fuselage. Further flight tests, with a 1:4 scale concept aircraft, were also conducted by Aurora. [2]
Aurora Flight Sciences announced the Odysseus in November 2018. [1] In spring 2019, Aurora planned to fly a High-Altitude Long Endurance drone powered by solar cells and batteries, Odysseus, to study the Earth atmosphere or as a military pseudo-satellite for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. [2]
Boeing narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $30 million and bumped up production of its best-selling plane just before one of them suffered a blowout of a side panel during a flight, an accident ...
The Aurora D8, also known as the D8 Airliner, is an airliner concept under development as of mid 2017. [2] The project was initiated in 2008 by Aurora Flight Sciences , the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Pratt & Whitney under NASA 's sponsorship of $2.9 million (£2.19 million).
Boeing and Airbus, the two biggest commercial airline makers, may have used titanium sold using fake documents, according to evidence from a supplier that has triggered a Federal Aviation ...